Guiding Principles Of Assessment Toddlers/prek

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Precursors to Language Development

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-child recognizes and attends to changes in the environment
-child is aware that he/she can change their environment
-child engages in reciprocal interactions and routines and establishes joint attention/reference with an adult
-child develops play skills

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Assess in context and not in isolation

Back 2

-evaluate at home or in preschool
-assess them during play-gives good insight in ability and intention
-talk to parent, get case history
-observe interaction with parent/caregiver
-culturally different-find mediator, translator

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Standardized tests may be used but do not stand alone as sufficient as an assessment procedure

Back 3

-review of standardized tests
-play based assessment
-provide narrative skills assessment
-complete observations in other settings (home, community, care center)
-Check hearing

Front 4

For Toddlers & PreK children consider the curricular demands and expectation

Back 4

PreK-early learning content standards

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Guiding Principle #1

Back 5

assess in context and not in isolation

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Guiding Principle #2

Back 6

Standardized tests may be used but do not stand alone as sufficient as an assessment procedure

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Guiding Principle #3

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For Toddlers & PreK children consider the curricular demands and expectation